puke

intr. & tr.v., puked, puk·ing, pukes.
To vomit.

n.

1. The act of vomiting.
2. Vomit.
3. One regarded as disgusting or contemptible.

[Perhaps imitative.]

Slang for selling off a losing position even if the loss is substantial.

Investopedia Says:
The point at which an investor decides to sell regardless of price has been dubbed "the puke point." This follows the theory that successful trading means always cutting your losses and letting your winners ride.

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Adopting realistic win/loss expectations is essential to staying in the trading game. Losing to Win
Knowing whether to sell or to hold is tough. And no rule fits all. Find out what to consider. The Art Of Selling A Losing Position

verb

To eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth: heave, throw up, vomit. See mouth.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
  Synonyms: rotter, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so

Meaning #2: the matter ejected in vomiting
  Synonyms: vomit, vomitus

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The verb puke has one meaning:

Meaning #1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  Synonyms: vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - brække sig
v. tr. - kaste op, spytte ud
n. - opkast

Nederlands (Dutch)
kotsen, kots

Français (French)
v. intr. - dégueuler, gerber (vulg), vomir
v. tr. - dégueuler
n. - dégueulis

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kotze
v. - kotzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξερατό, εμετός
v. - κάνω εμετό, ξερνώ

Italiano (Italian)
rigettare, vomitare, vomito

Português (Portuguese)
n. - vômito (m)
v. - vomitar

Русский (Russian)
блевать, блевотина, рвать, тошнить, дерьмо

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - vomitarse
v. tr. - vomitar
n. - vómito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kräkning
v. - kräkas, spy

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
呕, 吐, 呕吐, 喷, 使呕吐, 喷出, 吐剂, 呕吐物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 嘔, 吐, 嘔吐, 噴
v. tr. - 嘔, 吐, 嘔吐, 使嘔吐, 噴, 噴出
n. - 嘔吐, 吐劑, 嘔吐物

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 토하다
v. tr. - 토하다
n. - 구토, 토한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ゲーッと吐く, 吐く, 嘔吐する
n. - 嘔吐, ゲロ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تقيء, غثيان (فعل) يتقيأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הקיא‬
v. tr. - ‮הקיא‬
n. - ‮קיא, הקאה‬

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